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After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.

William Cowper

Skins may differ, but affection Dwells in white and black the same.
WILLIAM COWPER

Affection Black Dwell Skin White
Great offices will have great talents, and God gives to every man the virtue, temper, understanding, taste, that lifts him into life, and lets him fall just in the niche he was ordained to fill.
WILLIAM COWPER

Fall Giving Great Men Office Talent
A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
WILLIAM COWPER

Atheism Dear Heretic Regard Something
There is in souls a sympathy with sounds: And as the mind is pitch’d the ear is pleased With melting airs, or martial, brisk or grave; Some chord in unison with what we hear Is touch’d within us, and the heart replies.
WILLIAM COWPER

Air Brisk Ear Heart Martial Melt Mind Music Pease Pitch Soul Sound Sympathy
O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place.
WILLIAM COWPER

Alarm Face House Sage Seen Solitude
Unless a love of virtue light the flame,
WILLIAM COWPER

Air Flame Light Love Unless
And works his sovereign will. Ye fearful saints fresh courage take, The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy, and shall break In blessings on your head.
WILLIAM COWPER

Cloud Courage Saint Head Much Shall
Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
WILLIAM COWPER

Glory Guilt Inspirational Principle Selfish Shame War
There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.
WILLIAM COWPER

Affliction Encourage Every Give Great Lot Mercy Place Reconcile
Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense?
WILLIAM COWPER

Alast Best Blessing Enemy Forgiveness Friend Instance Life Neglect Remember
Remorse begets reform.
WILLIAM COWPER

Allow Beget Reform Remorse
The bird that flutters least is longest on the wing.
WILLIAM COWPER

Bird Endurance Future Least Longest Wings
Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.
WILLIAM COWPER

Absence Cause God Name Nature Travel
O Winter, ruler of the inverted year!
WILLIAM COWPER

Inverted Ruler Winter Year
A fretful temper will divide the closest knot that may be tied, by ceaseless sharp corrosion; a temper passionate and fierce may suddenly your joys disperse at one immense explosion.
WILLIAM COWPER

Ceaseless Corrosion Divide Joy Know May Passionate Temper
England with all thy faults, I love thee still– My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee.
WILLIAM COWPER

Country Fault Love May Mind Still

After long drought when rains abundant fall, He hears the herbs and flowers rejoicing all.

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